Expensive routine lab monitoring of the toxic effects of drug treatment on HIV patients can be safely scrapped, a study in Africa suggests.Researchers concluded money would be better spent on increasing access to the new generation HIV drugs. A majo
LONDON - Around 15 families in Britain are set to take legal action over injuries to children which they say were caused by Maclaren pushchairs, a law firm representing them said Wednesday. The move comes after US authorities last month announced t
Umbilical cord stem cells may help treat people whose vision is damaged by a cloudy cornea, US research suggests.The cornea is the transparent front part of the eye, which protects the delicate structures underneath and helps focus light. But diseas
Sydney FC's teen prodigy Kofi Danning is all smiles; the prospect of facing Michael Ballack and Michael Essien at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa is motivating the rising star.Some tout the 18-year-old as the future of the Aussie game. His pace
TOLEDO, Ohio - The U.S. Energy Department says it will spend close to $600 million to help build renewable energy plants that will turn wood chips, cornstalks and algae into fuel. The government will team up with private companies to create 19 biore
A top UN panel is to probe claims that British scientists sought to suppress data backing climate change sceptics' views, its head said on Friday ahead of the landmark Copenhagen summit. Rajendra Pachauri, head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Clim
Councils would have to respond to concerns about bad schools, drink-fuelled crime and noisy neighbours, under government proposals.Communities Secretary John Denham is unveiling plans to give petitions real teeth and reassure people problems are b
Police forces in England and Wales are to be told to make annual savings of around £500m in the next five years.The details are in a White Paper on policing to be published later. The Home Office document is also set to say officers should pat
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